Knight0fDragon's Duck Hunt Wii is finally updated with more features, ensuring that the homebrew game will feel and play almost like the original Famicom game. The new features include support for the GameCube controller among others, most of them having to do with the annoying dog. More details in the full article.

Download: Duck Hunt Wii v1.7

We know the original is already available over Virtual Console, but if you haven't netted yourself a copy to vent your frustrations on quacking flocks and a chuckling canine, Wii Brew coder Knight Of Dragon offers the homebrew option. Duck Hunt Wii is not hosted on a web portal for the Nintendo Wii, but it's every bit as fun as the original on the Nintendo Entertainment System or the Famicom. More at the full story.

Download: Duck Hunt Wii

After eight weeks on top, Nintendo's Mario Kart Wii was ousted from the top spot in Media Create's software chart list by Sega's Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! On the flip side, the PlayStation Portable is still enjoying a comfortable lead against its other hardware rivals. You can read the hard numbers to both the hardware and software charts in Japan by clicking on the "read more" link found below.

Gamers who enjoy using the Japan Wii Virtual Console service are in for a treat. The list of games that will be available for next week and the entire month of May have already been revealed. To check it out for yourself, head on over to the full article.

Nintendo might have the Wiimote now, but about a decade or two ago, people had a blast playing games with the Super Famicom controller. Nintendo has manage to turn the term "retrofuture" into a reality with this latest offering, though. Check out the unboxing of the Super Famicom classic controller for the Wii in the full article.

The ESRB has rated Protothea for the WiiWare. There's still not much info revealed regarding this port, but we heard Ubisoft will be bringing it to your Wii consoles. If you're not totally familiar of the title, then read on to the full article. Maybe this game will be just the right cup of WiiWare tea for you.

To make up for last month's rather sparse Virtual Console selection, Nintendo Japan has released a wider variety of old-school titles for the month of April. In the forefront of the VC scene is Konami's Castlevania X (a.k.a. Castlevania: Blood of Rondo), along with several other notable titles. You can check out the entire list of previewed VC games in our full article.

Nintendo Wii owners wondering what new titles they will be getting soon on Virtual Console may want to look out for Super R-Type. This SNES original from Irem has just been re-rated by ESRB for future release. Know more about the title after the jump!

Japanese gamers need not wait until March 25 to find out the titles that will be made available for them on the WiiWare service. Nintendo has just released a list revealing the games alongside their prices. To see the full list, all yo have to do is click the "read more" link below.

Hungrier than ever for more Virtual Console Japan retro releases? So are we, but March may not exactly be the buffet that you're craving for. The list is a bit on the lean side, but there are some tasty treats that are sure to please. Is this the calm before the WiiWare storm? Seems like it. The full article has all the details.